Alan Blinder covers Washington, D.C., government for The Washington Examiner. He previously covered business and state government for a newspaper in Louisiana. He also interned for the Houston Chronicle and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News and worked as a stringer for The Associated Press. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama.
By Alan Blinder | 05/10/13 06:05 PM
Batshaw, a longtime pediatrician in the District, has been named the first physician-in-chief of Children's National Medical Center. What does it mean to you to be the first physician-in-chief at Children's?SClBIt's a real honor. It really is an opportunity for me to try to pull together...
By Alan Blinder | 05/10/13 06:10 PM
The District government reached a $1 million settlement with a Rockville company for abusing the D.C.'s Certified Business Enterprise program. Under the rules of the CBE program, companies seeking contracts with the District government can receive additional "preference points" if they are based...
By Alan Blinder | 05/10/13 12:15 AM
The District government violated its own open records law more than 900 times last year when its agencies took at least 26 days to respond to requests filed under the D.C. Freedom of Information Act, a city report shows. D.C. law requires agencies to respond within 15 business days to records...
By Alan Blinder | 05/09/13 05:40 PM
Amid plans for renovations at the federal office building that has long been its home, the National Aquarium said Thursday that it will close its Washington branch in September. The aquarium, which has been a fixture inside the U.S. Department of Commerce's headquarters for decades, said the...
By Alan Blinder | 05/08/13 03:50 PM
Seeking an aggressive expansion of the District's Circulator bus system, a D.C. councilwoman on Wednesday proposed significant fare hikes that could double the cost of traveling along the five lines that crisscross Washington. The recommendations from Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh, who chairs...
By Alan Blinder | 05/07/13 05:00 PM
The D.C. Council backed a $241 million supplemental budget on Tuesday, opening up thousands of additional seats in summer school and funneling millions of dollars into housing initiatives. Lawmakers gave swift approval to the proposal from Mayor Vincent Gray, who submitted the supplemental...
By Alan Blinder | 05/06/13 07:50 PM
When D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray's aides count votes ahead of D.C. Council debates about major city contracts, they can skip one office. At-large Councilman David Grosso isn't going to vote for or against any contract. He'll vote only "present." "I don't think the council should be in the business...
By Alan Blinder | 05/06/13 04:25 PM
Two District lawmakers are asking members of the D.C. Council to set a goal of ending homelessness in the city within 10 years. "In a growing, thriving city like ours, there is no excuse for allowing individuals, families and children to live on the street, in a car, or without a home. We are...
By Alan Blinder | 05/06/13 12:55 PM
A federal appeals court has denied embattled businessman Jeffrey Thompson's request to reconsider his argument that prosecutors investigating political corruption in the District should not be able to review records seized from his home and offices last year. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
By Alan Blinder | 05/06/13 12:20 PM
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said Monday that at-large Councilman Vincent Orange, who received an admonition from the city's ethics board last week, will not face additional discipline from the council itself. "Not every action by the [ethics] board should require a council action,"...
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